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Black Tuesday
On this day, the stock market crashed and triggered the great depression. -
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The Great Depression
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Unemployment Relief Camps Formed
due to local govenments no providing aid to the citizens the federal governemnt formed relief camps where men could go and work for 20 cents a day. -
Unemployment 25%
In 1933 unemployment hit and all time high up just under 25%. The government had to do somthing soon or the nation would fall. -
Hitler Elected Chancellor
Meanwhile in germany hitler was appointed chancellor. The citizens of germany and the germany economy were both in bad times. The citizens were looking for a guide and Hitler was there guide or so they thought -
The Dole
During this time in his final years in office R.B Bennett passed the employment and social insurance act. This allowed people to collect money from the government if the need it. Thousands of people flock to the bank to collect their share. -
Relief Camps Closed
After many complaints the relief camps were closed, men were often treated like prisoners and were treated badly. The Camps were no longer needed anyway due to enemployment insurance. -
Summer Olympics
During this olympics hitler wanted to the the world the strength of Germany. He had been in power for 3 years and wanted to show the germeny could be a superpower and he did by showing them Berlin -
WWII Begins
On this day the start of one of the greatest wars ever fought. It was also a time of great technological advancements as well as the role of women changed. -
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World War II
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Women Work
Due to the increased need for men for the war effort, women had to step up and do their part. They would work in munittions factories and other factories that produced military goods. -
Death Camps
In 1942 the Final Solution came in to full effect and millions of people were being killed. -
VE-Day
On this day Germeny surrendered and the conflict in Europe was over. -
ATOMIC
The Americans dropped the worlds first atomic bomb on japan. Changing war forever -
VJ-Day
This is the end of the war in the pacific aswell as the end of world confilct.
